land forces
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Here, land forces offer something that can’t be replicated by standoff systems alone: the human dimension of warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
"And those who do not respect this order...have their own problems," added the general, who heads Uganda's land forces.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025
North Korea's navy has historically been dwarfed by the country's land forces, and overshadowed by its rapidly advancing ballistic missile program.
From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023
“The meeting between the military commanders yielded agreements on the further expansion of cooperation between the land forces in various areas.”
From Washington Times • May 15, 2023
After that, land forces had captured three forts guarding the city of Mobile, which meant that the Confederacy had lost its most essential port on the Gulf of Mexico.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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